Procurement Category Manager - Corporate

You will support the delivery of procurements within a portfolio of projects / programme that delivers high value, improved patient care and cost efficiency savings across the Trust, using e-tendering tools (Atamis) to support procurements and to become an expert within this field.

You will work to ensure that clinicians and managers are engaged throughout, to include demand challenge, appropriate planning and strategy development, evaluation and selection and ongoing contract management and review.

You will be required to research and draft correspondence and papers and ensuring the management of specific tasks, lead reporting and analysis across a range of specialties, functions and projects.

You will have responsibility for the day to day management of the category team and will ensure compliance with procurement legislation and DBTHFT policies and procedures (inc. Mandatory training).

You will support the Deputy Head of Procurement in the delivery of the annual Cost Improvement Plan.

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

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DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

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